President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist after giving his acceptance speech as his wife Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump follow him during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)NEW YORK (MEDIA GENERAL) — Melania Trump will become first lady when her husband, President-elect Donald Trump, takes office in January.

Here are some facts about the Slovenian born beauty:

She’s 46 years old

Melania was born on April 26, 1970 in Yugoslavia, making her 46 years old and 24 years younger than her husband. She’ll celebrate her 47th birthday in the White House.

She’s been a U.S. citizen for 10 years

Melania became a permanent resident of the United States in 2001 and a citizen in 2006.

She’s a former model

Melania began her modeling career at age 16. She worked as a model in Milan and Paris, before moving to New York City in 1996. In 2000, she appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and in 2006, she posed for Vogue while pregnant.

She’s fluent in 5 languages

She has a son

Melania gave birth to her only son, Barron William, on March 20, 2006. She has four stepchildren from Donald Trump’s previous marriages, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump.

Donald Trump, his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, pose for a photo after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

She has her own jewelry and skin care lines

Melania Trump

In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Melania Knauss Trump arrives at the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "American Idiot" in New York. Trump is following in her husband Donald Trump's footsteps by launching her own jewelry line available on QVC. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

Donald Trump and Melania Knauss watch tennis at the U.S. Open Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the celebration for Time magazine's annual '100 Most Influential People' issue in New York City on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. (AP Photo/John Smock)

Donald Trump, his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, pose for a photo after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump's wife Melania and their son Barron arrive at a ceremony honoring Donald Trump, for his role as a producer of NBC's "The Apprentice," with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 20th Anniversary European School of Economics New York Ball benefit at Trump Tower on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist after giving his acceptance speech as his wife Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump follow him during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Melania Knauss Trump arrives at the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "American Idiot" in New York. Trump is following in her husband Donald Trump's footsteps by launching her own jewelry line available on QVC. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

Donald Trump and Melania Knauss watch tennis at the U.S. Open Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the celebration for Time magazine's annual '100 Most Influential People' issue in New York City on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. (AP Photo/John Smock)

Donald Trump, his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, pose for a photo after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump's wife Melania and their son Barron arrive at a ceremony honoring Donald Trump, for his role as a producer of NBC's "The Apprentice," with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 20th Anniversary European School of Economics New York Ball benefit at Trump Tower on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist after giving his acceptance speech as his wife Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump follow him during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

In this April 20, 2010 file photo, Melania Knauss Trump arrives at the opening night performance of the Broadway musical "American Idiot" in New York. Trump is following in her husband Donald Trump's footsteps by launching her own jewelry line available on QVC. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)

Donald Trump and Melania Knauss watch tennis at the U.S. Open Saturday, Sept. 4, 1999, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the celebration for Time magazine's annual '100 Most Influential People' issue in New York City on Tuesday, April 19, 2005. (AP Photo/John Smock)

Donald Trump, his wife, Melania, and their son, Barron, pose for a photo after he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump's wife Melania and their son Barron arrive at a ceremony honoring Donald Trump, for his role as a producer of NBC's "The Apprentice," with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend the 20th Anniversary European School of Economics New York Ball benefit at Trump Tower on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

President-elect Donald Trump pumps his fist after giving his acceptance speech as his wife Melania Trump, right, and their son Barron Trump follow him during his election night rally, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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